#478EBD#478EBD

#478EBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.101 H 240.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#478EBD
RGB	rgb(71, 142, 189)
HSL	hsl(204, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 24.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.44, -7.83, -31.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.44, 32.10, 255.89°)
OKLab	oklab(62.09% -0.0502 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(62.09% 0.101 240.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4534, 24.3576, 51.7051)
Luminance	0.2436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#478EBD #BD7647

analogous

#47BDB1 #478EBD #4753BD

triadic

#478EBD #BD478E #8EBD47

tetradic

#478EBD #B147BD #BD7647 #53BD47

square

#478EBD #B147BD #BD7647 #53BD47

split-complementary

#478EBD #BD4753 #BDB147

monochromatic

#244B65 #346D92 #478EBD #74AACD #A1C5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#478EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.87

#478EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #478EBD

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##478EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##478EBD	1.00	3.58	5.87	5.87
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798EBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6982BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #478ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 142, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.101 240.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afd1',
    500: '#478ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #478ebd;
$custom-light: #85afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#478ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.898,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62086,
    "c": 0.10081,
    "h": 240.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#478EBD

secondary

#CAAB96

accent

#8651D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #478EBD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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